Category: Election2010

Long Island, NY — On Saturday, March 26th, a bus of over fifty progressive New Yorkers went to Nassau County to hold newly elected Republican State Senator Jack Martins accountable for his unfortunate (but predictable) flip flop on independent redistricting reform. The rally took place outside of his office in Garden City, where passionate speeches were … Continued

Maybe this is a naive observation, but one way or another this was supposed to be a “change” election — so why are all the important names and faces in DC almost exactly the same? House Democrats just handily re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to their top spot, and averted a contested election for House Minority … Continued

From the “You Can’t Make This @!$# Up” file: According to Glenn Thrush of Politico, Harris created a stir at the orientation meeting by demanding to know why he had to wait a month after he was sworn in in January for his government-subsidized health care to kick in. That’s right, incoming Republican Rep. Andy Harris, … Continued

Cuomo, appearing on WOR’s “The John Gambling Show,” also sidestepped a question on whether he believed a Republican-controlled Senate would be more helpful to him than one run by the Democrats. “I want a functioning state Senate,” Cuomo told Gambling. “These are very big choices that we have to make, and we need to actually … Continued

From an email that hit my inbox earlier today from the New York Senate Dems, an update on the Oppenheimer, Thompson, and Johnson races: Election Day saw the use of new voting machines in New York, and there were reports of significant problems at polling sites across the state. As a result, thousands of legitimate … Continued

While MYD-backed State Senate candidates David Carlucci and Tony Avella prevailed on Tuesday, the fate of the Democratic majority in the State Senate still hangs in the balance (and with it, many progressive agenda items like marriage equality; preventing hydrofracking upstate to protect our water supply; and campaign finance reform- not to mention a general … Continued

To everyone who canvassed, phonebanked, pushed their friends and families out the door or otherwise put people at the polls; thank you. It’s your hard work that makes democracy happen. Regardless of any individual outcome, when young people are involved things are better. We’re in the middle of a struggle to prove that we’re interested, … Continued

On Tuesday, we witnessed millions of Americans perform their most important service for this great nation, letting their voice be heard peacefully through their vote. With that voice, the American people told the Democratic Party many things: 1) In a year that was predicted to be a disaster for the Democrats, the hemorrhaging was not … Continued

Well, we got through it-with some scrapes and bruises, but also a few surprising and hard won victories. In New York, we move forward with a Democratic Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller; a trifecta that will make it possible to help those who need it most in New York and move the state in a … Continued